RAD and Alvarion Team Up To Provide Wireless Voice and Data Integration

Wireless Leased Line Solution Connects Data and Voice Networks Between Branch Offices Over a Radio Link

RAD Data Communications, a major international manufacturer of access equipment for data communications and telecommunications applications, has announced that it has joined forces with Alvarion, a leading provider of Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) solutions, to provide an end-to-end compressed voice and data solution that is especially designed for enterprises that require connectivity between office networks located in different areas in a city.

The joint solution pairs Alvarion's BreezeLINK™, a broadband wireless solution, with RAD's Kilomux-2100™ data, voice, fax and LAN multiplexer. BreezeLINK connects the buildings with a "wireless leased line" while the Kilomux-2100 integrates the voice and data networks.

Ensures Minimal Delay and Protocol Transparency
This simple yet robust cost-effective solution provides voice and data transmission at a range of up to 40 km (25 miles) over a 2.4 GHz wireless connection, which is license-free frequency in most countries. It ensures minimal delay and protocol transparency, so applications such as voice are assured the bandwidth and short delay they require.

Supports Standard PCM, ADPCM and High Quality Compressed Voice
"When using such a link, the Kilomux-2100 connects the office LAN on both sides and allows both sites to share one PBX," notes Tal Gilad, Kilomux Product Line Manager at RAD Data Communications. The Kilomux uses time-division multiplexing (TDM) to ensure minimal delay and protocol transparency. It connects to leased line, ISDN, Fractional E1/T1, fiber and IP, and ensures voice, fax, and data modem transmission through support of standard PCM (64 kbps) and ADPCM (16-32 kbps) voice, as well as high quality compressed voice (4.8-16 kbps).

About Alvarion
Alvarion (www.alvarion.com) is a premier provider of solutions based on Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) used by telecom carriers, service providers, and enterprises worldwide. Alvarion systems provide Internet access and voice and data services in the last mile, cellular network feeding, building-to-building and wireless local area network (LAN) connectivity.
Alvarion offers the broadest range of BWA solutions by market segment and frequency band, designed to address all carrier's and service provider's business models. With its combined market experience, strong customer base, diversified distribution channels and field-proven deployments, Alvarion is a leading BWA pure play provider for every end user profile, from residential subscribers to business customers.

About RAD
Established in 1981, privately owned RAD Data Communications (www.rad.com) has achieved international recognition as a major manufacturer of high quality access equipment for data communications and telecommunications applications. These solutions serve the data and voice access requirements of service providers, incumbent and new carriers, and enterprise networks, by reducing infrastructure investment costs while boosting competitiveness and profitability. The company's installed base exceeds 4,000,000 units and includes more than 150 carriers and operators around the world. These customers are supported by 18 RAD offices and more than 200 distributors in 105 countries.

RAD is a member of the RAD Group of companies, a world leader in networking and internetworking product solutions.